The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1887-04-20
FLORIDA.

The State Nedical Association convenes
at st. Augustine on May II, and promises
to be a meeting of universal Importance
and interest
At Aucilla Charles Townsend, an old and
highly respected resident, died on Friday
morning He had been sick since last Sun
day. His death was caused by bilious fever.
He leaves a wife and family.
The ladies Of the Congregational church of
Sanford, assisted by a number of their
friends, are making arrangements for a sun
flower concert. This will be quite unique
affair and something new i'll the way of en-
tertainments.
Judge Fl. L. Mitchell, of the Sixth cir
cult, and State Attorney b. Sparkman, ar
rived at Key West last week for the pur-
pose of holding the spring term of the Cir
| cult Court in Monroe county. The grand
jury was irpaneled and put to work
Mai Marks, of Orlando, came very near
| seriously iniuring himself recently. He was
| driving down street, and not noticing the
| ditch opened by the water works company,
his horse ran into it, upsetting the buggy,
| throwing the Major out and cutting him
! quite severely.
James Dyches was drowned Saturday
morning in a small lake near his fathers
residence at Lady Lake in Sumter county
He was alone on the lake in small sail
! boat which capSized with the above result
He was the 14year-Od son of j. w. Dyches
one of the most prominent citizens of Sum
| ter.
The Palatka Prohibitionists are making
! preparations for a struggle with the antes-
a fight that will he held at the polls ere
| many months pass. II is generally CON
ceded that Palatka and Crescent City will 60
| Overwhelmingly ''wet," while the rest of the
| county Will roll in a large Prohibitionist
| majority, thereby making it a doubtful
| tussle.
The sale of the wrecked British ship Bride
| of LOrne and cargo took place on Palafox
| wharf at Pensacola, Saturday. The ship
was purchased by j. c. Petersen for 81 $50,
| and the cargo by the same gentleman for
| 81, 100 The latter was valued by its ship
| per, w. L. Witch, at $1031S. 1t consisted
| of hewn and sawn pine timber and lumber
| and cedar timber.
On Tuesday, as the west-bOund freight
| train struck the down grade Just east of
! MARQUIS, in Santa Rosa county, the wood in
| the tender took fire from a spark, and in a
few seconds the tender was in flames The
| engineer stuck to his engine, stopped the
train, and ut the risk of his life extingllished
the flames The burning wood which was
| thrown from the train tender set the woods
! on fire, and Maj. John Woods lost a lot of
| fencing.
| Morris Jackson, the negro who was shot
| at Newnansvile Friday, was the man who
was tried and cleared i'll the Circuit Court
at Gainesville two years ago on the charge
| of murder. He was accused of having muir
dered a woman and afterward cutting her
body in pieces and throwing them in pond
| of water near Ncwnansville II is probable
that the shooting Friday night grew out of
that charge
At Tallahassee it is being talked sub rosa
that the Republican members, in expecta-
! ton of the election being thrown into the
! Legislature, are proposing to vote for Perry
under the impression that they can gain
something by the consequent change of
Governors. They are mistaken in this of
course, as a stancher Democrat could not
be found in the State than Lieutenant Gov
ernor Mabry.
At Pensacola Saturday Charles johnson.
wife and child, who live on East Gregory
street, were poisoned by eating milk that
had clabbered in a new tin vessel, the acids
| Of the formation absorbing the poison from
| the solder. The child, who was taken sick
| first, vomited freely, the discharge reliev-
! ing il to a great extent, but the father and
| mother suffered terribly during the even
! ing. All were resting quietly Sunday, and
are pronounced out Of danger.
| G. +. Wheat. of Florida, has addressed a
| communication 10 the Assistant Secretary
| of the Treasury asking for the names OF
| olive oil importers Of this country, stating
| that he WIGS having great success in raising
| olives and manufacturing oil. He was re-
| ferred 10 the Collector Of Customs for the
| information desired, and advised 70 let
| the Commissioner Of Agriculture know
| what be was doing as he would be able TO
| give him very material assistance.
| Key West Democrat. There Is every rca-
son b believe that the tobacco industry this
season will be brisk Most Of all the large
! factories are employing large forces, and the
/ accommodations Of Eome are not sufficient 10
/ meet The demands Of their customers. The
only setback viii b. the failure Of the crop
| in Cuba. which IN consequence Of the scarci.
| - of rain, lfu8 not come mp ~ the AVERAGE
/ yield representative Of uany factories
| are now in Cube. and there ~ every reason
I 80 beilege Niat they VII be- able ~ purchase
/ sufficient leaf ~ ks.D their Factories ln Oper.
| ntlon during tnn summer months
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